Sent on behalf of Dr. Rhonda Crocker Ellacott, President & CEO, TBRHSC, CEO, TBRHRI and Dr. Peter Voros, EVP, Patient Care Programs and Regional Vice President, Cancer Services, North West Regional Cancer Program, TBRHSC

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On July 1, 2021, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) initiated a temporary closure of 32 of the 64 beds at the Transitional Care Unit (TCU) in response to downward trending Alternate Level of Care (ALC) to Long-term Care (LTC) patient volumes, and to support acute care staffing challenges at the main TBRHSC site.

The impact of this closure has been assessed regularly over the last three months and based on current system flow trends and ongoing staffing requirements the temporary closure of these beds will continue for now.

We recognize the importance of working collaboratively with our system partners as we navigate current and future patient care demands while we continue to actively monitor the strategy. As we do this, we will ensure we are able to quickly respond to any change in the patient care demand. We are committed to ensuring that patients are receiving the appropriate level of care in the most suitable care environment. Moving forward, we will consider transitional care bed needs are reflected and aligned with our overall system capacity assessment, models and levels of care, and available health human resources.

Thank you for your continued support.